Judaism's encounter with American sports /

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Engages the controversial role that sports has played in shaping American Jewish identity.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gurock, Jeffrey S., 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2005.
Series:Modern Jewish experience (Bloomington, Ind.)
Subjects:
Jews > Sports > United States > History.
Jewish athletes > United States > History.
Jews > United States > Social life and customs.
Judaism > United States > History.
Juifs > Sports > États-Unis > Histoire.
Athlètes juifs > États-Unis > Histoire.
Juifs > États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes.
Judaïsme > États-Unis > Histoire.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Jewish athletes
Jews > Social life and customs
Jews > Sports
Judaism
Sport
United States
USA
Juden.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: A historian's challenge
  • Introduction: Sports and Judaism in competition
  • From ancient struggles through a medieval time-out
  • Judaism's first modern sports skirmishes
  • The challenge and opportunity of a new world of American sports
  • The training of "all-American" Yeshiva boys
  • Shul vs. pool : interwar battles and early postwar engagements
  • The mission of American Jewry's team
  • An irresistible force
  • Safe at home : tension in Judaism's clubhouse
  • Epilogue: A clear path to the finish line.

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